Hampshire County, MA has a population of 160,759 people with a median age of 35.9 and a median household income of $61,368. Between 2014 and 2015 the population of Hampshire County, MA grew from 160,328 to 160,759, a 0.27% increase and its median household income declined from $61,460 to $61,368, a -0.15% decrease.

The population of Hampshire County, MA is 84.9%White, 5.27%Asian, and 5.15%Hispanic. 10.2% of the people in Hampshire County, MA speak a non-English language, and 95.7% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hampshire County, MA are University of Massachusetts-Amherst, with 8,157 graduates, Smith College, with 994 graduates, and Mount Holyoke College, with 781 graduates.

The median property value in Hampshire County, MA is $265,400, and the homeownership rate is 65.8%. Most people in Hampshire County, MA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 21.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Hampshire County, MA is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Hampshire County, MA is $61,368. Males in Hampshire County, MA have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $59,936. The income inequality of Hampshire County, MA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.492 which is higher than the national average.

Households in Hampshire County, MA have a median annual income of $61,368, which is more than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Hampshire County, MA compares to that in it's parent locations.

The closest comparable data for the county of Hampshire County, MA is from the state of Massachusetts.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

1.Alaska Native$135,171± N/A

2.Asian$64,606±$3,049

3.White$61,923±$716

In 2015 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Massachusetts workers was Alaska Native. These workers were paid 2.09 times more than Asian workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in Massachusetts.

In 2015, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a -0.49% decline from 2014 to 2015, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

The 2015GINI for Massachusetts is higher than the national average of 0.486. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comaprison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2015, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Hampshire County, MA was Census Tract 206 with a value of $103,021, followed by Census Tract 212 and Census Tract 202.04, with respective values of $101,250 and $93,245.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Hampshire County, MA colored by their Median Household Income.

14.7% of the population in Hampshire County, MA (138,273 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 14.7%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Male 18-24, followed by Female 18-24 and then Female 25-34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hampshire County, MA is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2014 to 2015, employment in Hampshire County, MA grew at a rate of 1.14%, from 83,351 employees to 84,303 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hampshire County, MA, are Educational Services, Healthcare & Social Assistance, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hampshire County, MA, though some of these residents may live in Hampshire County, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Hampshire County, MA. In Hampshire County, MA the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 18-24 and 18-24, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 141 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $7,992. Suffolk County, MA has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Massachusetts.

Hampshire County, MA residents 18-24 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Massachusetts. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 18-24 and 18-24, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Hampshire County, MA were $7,992 in 2014, but $8,177 in 2013. These numbers represent a -2.26% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Hampshire County, MA are $$1,596 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Hampshire County, MA compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Hampshire County, MA between the ages of 65 and 75 had 1,224 eye exams, 1,404 hemoglobin tests, and 1,322 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 1,432 women in Hampshire County, MA between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 1,082 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Hampden County, MA has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 11.1%, the highest value of any county in Massachusetts. This represents a 5.71% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 10.5%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Massachusetts colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Hampden County, MA has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 18.2%, the highest value of any county in Massachusetts. This represents a -0.55% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 18.3%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Massachusetts colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Suffolk County, MA has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 6.7, the highest rate of any county in Massachusetts. This represents a 1.52% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 6.6.

The following map shows all of the counties in Massachusetts colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Hampshire County, MA is home to a population of 160,759 people, from which 95.7% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Hampshire County, MA is composed of 136,536White residents (84.9%), 8,464Asian residents (5.27%), 8,272Hispanic residents (5.15%), 4,174Black residents (2.6%), and 2,920Two+ residents (1.82%). The most common foreign languages in Hampshire County, MA are Spanish (4,938 speakers), Chinese (2,466 speakers), and French (1,512 speakers), but compared to other places, Hampshire County, MA has a relative high number of Polish (822 speakers), French (1,512 speakers), and Mon-Khmer, Cambodian (252 speakers).

In 2015, the median age of all people in Hampshire County, MA was 35.9. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 36.7, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 31.9. But people in Hampshire County, MA are getting getting older. In 2014, the average age of all Hampshire County, MA residents was 35.8.

In 2015, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was China, the natal country of 82,272Massachusetts residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 81,841 and Brazil with 61,232.

When compared to other states, Massachusetts has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Cape Verde. In 2015, there were 27,656 people from Cape Verde living in Massachusetts, approximately 32.34 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2015, 95.7% of Hampshire County, MA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2014, the percentage of US citizens in Hampshire County, MA was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been growing in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hampshire County, MA compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2015, there were 16.1 times more White residents (136,536 people) in Hampshire County, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8,464Asian and 8,272Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Hampshire County, MA as a share of the total population.

15,857 of Hampshire County, MA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Hampshire County, MA was Spanish. 3.07% of the overall population of Hampshire County, MA are native Spanish speakers. 1.53% speak Chinese and 0.94% speak French, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Hampshire County, MA has a relatively high number of residents that are native Polish speakers. In 2015, there were 822 native Polish speakers living in Hampshire County, MA, approximately 2.84 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Hampshire County, MA awarded 10,863 degrees. The student population of Hampshire County, MA is skewed towards females, with 4,437 male students and 6,426 female students. Most students in Hampshire County, MA are White (6,744 and 62.1%), followed by Unknown (1,095 and 10.1%), Asian (797 and 7.34%), and Hispanic or Latino (610 and 5.62%). The largest universities in Hampshire County, MA by number of graduates are University of Massachusetts-Amherst (8,157 and 75.1%), Smith College (994 and 9.2%), and Mount Holyoke College (781 and 7.19%). The most popular majors in Hampshire County, MA are General Psychology (691 and 6.36%), General Economics (439 and 4.04%), and General Biological Sciences (381 and 3.51%). The median tuition costs in Hampshire County, MA are $46,010 for private four year colleges, and $11,684 and $28,017 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015, the most common concentation for Bachelor's Degree recipients in Hampshire County, MA was General Psychology with 691 graduates.

When compared to other counties, Hampshire County, MA has a relatively high number of students obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in General Agriculture. In 2015, there were 3 graduates, which is approximately 2.51 times more than would be expected based on the national percentage of students who graduate with a General Agriculture degree.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelor's Degree from schools in Hampshire County, MA according to their major.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Hampshire County, MA were White. These 6,744 graduates mean that there were 6.16 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 1,095 graduates.

The median property value in Hampshire County, MA is $265,400, which is 1.36 times larger than the national average of $194,500. Between 2014 and 2015 the median property value increased from $261,700 to $265,400, a 1.41% increase. The homeownership rate of Hampshire County, MA is 65.8%, which is higher than the national average of 63.9%. People in Hampshire County, MA have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Hampshire County, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,368

Median Household Income

±$1,419

58,631

Number of Households

±587

In 2015, the median household income of the 58,631 households in Hampshire County, MA declined to $61,368 from the previous year's value of $61,460.

The following chart displays the households in Hampshire County, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2015, the median property value in Hampshire County, MA grew to $265,400 from the previous year's value of $261,700.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Hampshire County, MA compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hampshire County, MA the largest share of households have a property value in the $300k-$400k range.

This chart shows the households in Hampshire County, MA distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hampshire County, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The following chart displays the households in Hampshire County, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hampshire County, MA have 2 cars, followed by 1 car.

Using averages, employees in Hampshire County, MA have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (24.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.75% of the workforce in Hampshire County, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Hampshire County, MA compared to its parent geographies.